[LAD] aBLETON lINK

[Patrick Shirkey]

> On 09/20/2016 07:03 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>>
>> Because netjack isn't good enough
>
> correct.
>
> jack can have a single timebase master and likewise netjack has a single
> net-master.
>
> Ableton-Link is decentralized: Multiple performers can interact with
> each other on an equal level (no master/slave semantics).
>
> It's not groundbreaking tech. Laptop orchestras and the likes have used
> similar techniques since a while, but all prior-art that I know is ad-hoc.
>
> As far as I know this is the only protocol concerning *musical-time*
> that's spec'ed out, has a cross-platform reference implementation and
> potential to find its way into hardware.
>
> Feel free to criticize the protocol on a technical level or hunt for
> bugs in the implementation ... or simply ignore it silently.
>

So then the next question would be is there any reason NOT to integrate it
directly into JACK?







-- 
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd